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The Patagonian Andes offer hikers some of the most memorable hiking experiences in the world! On this hiking tour, we've included the finest dayhikes in Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. In northern Patagonia, hike the mountain trails of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, centerpiece of Argentina's "Lake District." Your hiking adventure continues in southern Patagonia where trails provide you with access to the magnificent landscapes surrounding the skyscraping peaks of Monte Fitzroy, Cerro Torre and the Torres del Paine. Ten-day and fifteen-day tour options are available.

Days 1 to 5
Arrive in Bariloche in the Argentine Lake District, and spend the next several days hiking in Nahuel Huapi National Park. Hike the trails surrounding Cerro Lopez, Cerro Catedral, Laguna Tonchek and Monte Tronador, and enjoy classic mountain landscapes full of cobalt lakes, hanging glaciers, thundering waterfalls, and far-ranging vistas to the snow-capped volcanoes of Chile.

Day 6 to 10
Fly from Bariloche to El Calafate in Argentina's Santa Cruz province. Hike the boardwalk trails at the foot of the magnificent Perito Moreno Glacier, a 20-mile river of ice that descends from the perpetual snows and ice of the Patagonian icecap. Travel by vehicle to the town of El Chalten, gateway to the Fitzroy Sector of Los Glaciares National Park. Here, trails lead through forests of southern beech and wind past shimmering, glacier-fed lakes. Atop windswept glacial moraines, the trails deliver you to a series of viewpoints that  provides you with heart-stopping vistas of the granite spires of Monte Fitzroy, Cerro Torre and the Cordón Adela. All around you a vast panorama unfolds—soaring peaks, glaciers spilling into immense turquoise lakes and the vast Patagonian steppe stretching away to the east. Enjoy the views from the Mirador Maestri, Laguna de los Tres and Pliegue Tumbado; they're all Patagonia "classics!" THE 10-DAY TOUR OPTION BEGINS ON DAY 6.

Day 11 to 15
Travel across the Patagonian steppes to Chile's Torres del Paine National Park where you'll spend four nights. Hike up the Rio Ascencio to the renowned Mirador las Torres for a "never-to-be-forgotten" view of the granite towers of the Torres del Paine rising majestically above a rocky, glacier-carved cirque. Other hikes will lead you to a viewpoint above the Grey Glacier and the iceberg-speckled Lago Grey. Or you can hike past sparkling Lago Skottsberg and over a swinging bridge to enter the wild the Francés Valley framed by massive Cerro Paine Grande and the craggy spires of the Cuernos del Paine. Wildlife viewing opportunities also abound. The sight of guanacos, condors, and even pink flamingos will round out your Torres del Paine experience!

Optional extension to Argentine Tierra del Fuego: Continue your Patagonia adventure with an optional extension to the island of Tierra del Fuego at the tip of the South American continent. Penguin-viewing excursions, boat cruises on the Beagle Channel, or hiking in the Tierra del Fuego National Park are some of the activities available.

Monte Fitzroy seen from Laguna Capri, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

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